Denbighshire

[ den-bee-sheer, -sher ]

/ ˈdɛn biˌʃɪər, -ʃər /

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noun

a historic county in Clywd in N Wales.

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Also called Denbigh.

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How to use Denbighshire in a sentence

Soon afterwards it again becomes wholly Welsh for a brief while, and forms the boundary between Denbighshire and Flint.
The Rivers of Great Britain; Rivers of the South and West Coasts|Various
We would like to thank Llangollen Library, Denbighshire, for allowing access to the copy from which this transcription was made.
The "Ladies of Llangollen"|John Hicklin
The human remains examined by Busk are of precisely the same type as those of Denbighshire.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various
Wrexam is the largest town in North Wales, and its parish the most numerous; it is the principal town of Denbighshire.
The Eve of All-Hallows, v. 2 of 3|Matthew Weld Hartstonge

About four-and-thirty years ago I was traveling through Denbighshire upon a mission which needed dispatch.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Denbighshire

Denbighshire

/ (ˈdɛnbɪˌʃɪə, -ʃə) /

noun

a county of N Wales: split between Clwyd and Gwynedd in 1974; reinstated with different boundaries in 1996: borders the Irish Sea, with the Cambrian Mountains in the south: chiefly agricultural. Administrative centre: Ruthin. Pop: 94 900 (2003 est). Area: 844 sq km (327 sq miles)

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